“I tried not to lose my nerve,” said Heinz. “At some point I was not making a hand. I was getting frustrated, honestly. I just tried to play my game.”

Heinz outlasted 35-year-old Martin Staszko, who took home $5.43 million, in a marathon game of Texas Hold ‘Em that included nine lead chances in 119 hands the two played head-to-head. At one point, Stasko had four times as many chips as Heinz.

“Honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the money,” Heinz said, after finally defeating Staszko early Wednesday morning. “Probably my family is going to get a couple gifts.”